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Interview with three women – refugees from Syria Syntagma Square, 14-12-2014, one day before their transfer to Petrou Ralli (Aliens Subdirectorate) interview on 0151 magazine 0151: How long is it since you’ve been here? Fatime: 4 months How did you get here? I came to Greece with an inflatable boat and … Continue reading →

ATHENS—Thousands of refugees arriving to Greece’s Aegean islands are caught in a dysfunctional reception system and are facing inhumane conditions, the international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. More than 14,000 people—more than 90 percent of whom are fleeing war-torn Syria—have crossed the Aegean sea from Turkey to the Dodecanese … Continue reading →

In a questionable bid to persuade the Syrian war refugees camped in Syntagma Square opposite parliament demanding documents so they can travel to other EU countries, the interior ministry distributed a leaflet last week, urging them to give up their peaceful protest and apply for asylum as their only legal option. The leaflet in … Continue reading →

For migrants seeking a better life, Greece can be cruelly inhospitable. It was one of his usual journeys. Late every Thursday, Shehzad Luqman would bicycle through the streets of Athens to the house of a farmhand, a friend who would often give him fresh produce. On Jan. 17, Shehzad set out on his bike, met … Continue reading →

Two stories with people who wanted to escape the conflicts in Syria and were treated like garbage in Greece. By Anta Psarra World Refugee Day today, which sounds like a short joke in the context of Greece. A four-year-old girl, and 18 Syrian soldiers who are chased by dogs in the Pedion tou Areos park … Continue reading →

By Michael Birnbaum, Published: June 17 Athens — Thousands of Syrians fleeing war and misery are making their way to Europe, and many are coming through Greece, whose Mediterranean islands stretch within tantalizing reach of home.Once they get here, many wish they’d never come. Greece’s economic meltdown has left little food, medicine or other aid for … Continue reading →

Athens police are conducting abusive stops and searches and have detained tens of thousands of people in a crackdown on irregular migration, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 51-page report, “Unwelcome Guests: Greek Police Abuses of Migrants in Athens,” documents frequent stops of people who appear to be foreigners, unjustified searches … Continue reading →